Okinawa Translator can assist with a legal marriage at any city office that allows two foreign nationals to marry. Our service extends to customers located in various villages, towns or cities across Japan.

If you plan to marry anywhere in Japan, Okinawa Translator will contact the specific city office and confirm the requirements for your nationality, as well as additional requirements specific to a particular area or city office. Please contact us and include:

The details of you and your partner’s nationalities.

Divorce history (if any)

Desired marriage date

Because the turnaround time for the city office to issue your large B4-sized marriage certificate can vary between same day to up to 1 week, you have 2 options for the decision regarding how long your stay in Japan should be:

You can plan a longer stay in Japan

You can have Okinawa Translator receive the marriage certificate when it is ready.

Marriage in Japan is legally recognized across the world in all countries. We will translate your original Japanese marriage certificate into English or in the language of your home country.

If your home country is part of the Hague convention, you may be required to obtain an Apostille for your Japanese Marriage Certificate. If so, Okinawa Translator can also provide the Apostille Stamp Services at our office.

In addition to the Japanese Marriage Certificate issued by the city office, our company has a variety of English Marriage Certificates in various Japanese themes. All certificates include a high quality frame. You can view the options here.

Regardless of your nationality or passport, to get legally married in Japan you need to have a Konin Todoke Form/ Japanese Marriage Application completed.

A Japanese Marriage Application Form from the city office looks like this:

At the Okinawa Translator Office we have created our own themed version and we believe it is more festive for getting married:

The Japanese Marriage Application form must be completed in Japanese and our office can complete this for you after we have translated your documents into Japanese.

The marriage application must have two witnesses. My wife and I can be your witnesses and as we are Japanese residents we don’t have to come with you to the city office. If you want your own witnesses I will need their full names, birth dates, nationality and local address. They will accompany you at the city office on the day you get married.

Hi, I’m David Higgins, and I am a legal translator in Japan. I am going to explain our authentication and legalization services for the Taiwan Consulate, Embassy and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan.

Okinawa Translator offers the service of authenticating your legal or personal documents at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan on your behalf.

The documents sourced in Japan, intended for use and submission to the authorities in Taiwan, or at Taiwan Consulate, Embassy or Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the world must undergo an authentification and legalization process prior to be reported.

The examples of documents types that can be promptly authenticated using our services are a public school diploma, a family court issued divorce decree, a police certificate, a family registry, birth certificate or marriage certificate.

These documents must have a three month issue date to be eligible to have this service completed. If the document is expired and out of the 3 month validity period you can have us reissue the document on your behalf.

The examples of document issued not from a Japanese government agency such as a statutory declaration, affidavit, power of attorney or contractual agreement requires an additional step.

These documents must first be taken to be notarised by a Japanese notary before being sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In some instances the original document is in English. If this is the case the document must be translated into Japanese before it can be taken to the Japanese Notary. Next it will go to the Ministry of Foreign Affiairs and then off to the Taiwan Consulate to be authenticated.

Once we receive your document from the Taiwan Consulate in Japan we can EMS courier your legalized document back to your location.

If you have any questions about our authentication and legalization procedures at the Taiwan Consulate in Japan please contact us or get started by emailing: okinawatranslator@gmail.com

Hi, I’m David Higgins, and I am a legal translator in Japan. I am going to explain our authentication and legalization services for the Chinese Embassy in Japan.

Okinawa Translator offers the service of authenticating your legal or personal documents at the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Japan on your behalf.

The documents sourced in Japan, intended for use and submission to the authorities in China, must undergo consular authentication and legalization by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in Japan.

The examples of documents types that can be promptly authenticated using our services are a public school diploma, a family court issued divorce decree, a police certificate, family registry or a marriage certificate.

These documents must have a three-month issue date to be eligible to have this service completed. If the document is expired and outside of the 3-month validity period, you can have us reissue the document on your behalf.

The examples of document issued not from a Japanese government agency such as statutory declarations, affidavits, power of attorneys or contractual agreements require an additional step.

These documents must first be taken to be notarized by a Japanese notary before being sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In some instances the original document is in English. If this is the case the document must be translated into Japanese before it can be taken to the Japanese Notary. Next it will go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then off to the Chinese Embassy to be authenticated.

Once we receive your document from the Chinese Embassy we can EMS Courier your legalized document back to your location.

If you have any questions about our authentication and legalization procedures at the Chinese Embassy in Japan please contact us or get started by emailing okinawatranslator@gmail.com

Okinawa Translator specializes in the field of translation of medical documents. In addition we provide on-site interpreting and appointment reservations for clients requiring translation & interpreting assistance.

Marriage Anywhere in Japan

Okinawa Translator can assist with a legal marriage at any city office that allows two foreign nationalities to marry. Our services also extend outside of Okinawa to anywhere across Japan.

Marriage between any Nationality

As long as you meet the requirements of the city office, Okinawa Translator can assist with the legal marriage between you and your Japanese fiancé or between two foreign passport holders.

Display Marriage Certificates

In addition to providing legally certified translations of Japanese Marriage Certificates, Okinawa Translator offers custom display marriage certificates with a variety of themes to choose from. All display marriage certificates are presented within a high quality frame.